In the Upper Gangetic plain, while it occurred, there is no indication that it was especially widespread. The earliest known attempt by a government to stop the practice took place here, that of Muhammad Tughlaq, in the Sultanate of Delhi in the 14th century.[23]

Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs spoke out against the practice of sati.

Following the outcry after the Sati of Roop Kanwar,[44] the Indian Government enacted the Rajasthan Sati Prevention Ordinance, 1987 on October 1, 1987[45] and later passed the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987.[6]